Hairpin cushion



May 1s 192@ 1,535,432

H. C. FRASER ET AL .HAIRPIN CUSHION Filed OGL. l2. 1923 Eil liti

Patented May l, 1926.

[LND MARY ANN FRASER,

OIF BOURNEM'TI-I, ENGLAND.

HARPIN CUSHION.

Application filed October 12, 18523.

This invention has reference to hair pin cushions, its object being to provide a hair pin cushion which is particularly adapted to be used for gripping' and supporting hair pins and the like and for retaining them in any desired position and in readiness for easy removal.

ln accordance with the present invention, the hair pin cushion consists of an inner portion of easy penetrable loose stuffing' and one or more covers formed as a net or the like, which wholly, or partly, encloses the said stuffing.

Preferably, horse hair is used as the stuifing of the cushion but any other loose stuffing' of a fibrous nature may be used, which permits the easy entry of a blunt pointed instrument such as a hair pin, or the like, and yet grips the said hair pin or the like after its entry into the cushion. The whole or part only of the centre stufing may, as aforesaid, be enclosed by a cover, which latter may take the form of a fine wire, hair or silk net or a net made of hair net having an open mesh. The term net7 is also intended to include loosely woven fabric through which a blunt pointed instrument can be inserted.

lt will be readily understood that the present invention may be applied to many and varied constructional forms of a cushion for hair pins, and the like, and the annexed drawing illustrates, by way of example, a few of the said constructional forms.

On the drawing:-

Fig. l illustrates the application of a cushion to a china ligure.

F ig'. 2 shows a cushion mounted Vin a stand.

Fig. 3 is a view of a large cushion secured to the body of a doll and a smaller cushion forming the dolls hat.

Fig. l illustrates a form of cushion in which the edges of the net are secured to a length of elastic.

Fig'. 5 is a fragmentary view of a cushion comprising a cover formed of two nets.

Referring to the drawing Each cushion A illustrated in Figs. l to 4L comprises a cover B and a loose stuihng C, of horsehair, enclosed by the said cover. The latter is, in the case of each of the constructional examples, made in the form of a net of dyed silk, having' an open mesh,

through 'which hair pins and the like be Serial No. 668,135.

inserted, as clearly shown in F l. The horsehair stufiing is before use, thoroughly cleansed and dyed to the desired shade and is then teased so as to form a loose mass which permits the easy entry of a hairpin or the like.

ln Fig. 3, the doll is shown provided with a hat forming a cushion which is, by reason of its thickness allowing the ends of the pins to project well out of the outer cover with no danger of said pins being' lost in the cushion, particularly adapted to be used for holding ordinary pins, whilstthe lower cushion can be used for holding larger pins such as hair pins.

A cushion A mounted as illustrated in Fig. 2 provides a very pleasing' ornament for a ladys toilet table. The cushion is accom` modated partially within and partially without a silver stand D comprising a lattice E and having legs F.

In constructing cushions for application to figures such as those illustrated in Figs. l and 3, the stuffing C is enclosed by the net 73, as previously described, but the edge of the said net is preferably secured to a length of elastic G, as shown Ain Fig. l. This method of securing the ends of the net makes it possible to apply a cushion to an article of any design, without the necessity of a. great deal of tedious work in securing the net to the article itself. Either one or two lengths of elastic may be used, that is to say, the cushion may be fixed on the article by the gripping action of the band of elastic at the top only of a cushion or at the top and bottom` thereof as shown at G1 and G2 in Fig. 3. When elastic bands are Iused it is not necessary to draw the free ends of the net tigl'it-ly together, less stutiing is' required and it is possible to form the cushion into any desired shape.

Referring now to Fig. 5; it will be seen that the outer cover B comprises an outer and somewhat coarse silk net H and an inner line silk net J which enclose a. loose horse hair stuiling, the free ends of both'nets being secured to a length of elast-ic (not shown).

Although in the constructional forms of our invention, hereinbefore described, we have referred tothe use of silk nets toform an outer cover, there are many other suitable materials that ive i i use for this purpose lill? hair net and loosely Woven fabric. llloreover, the horse heir forming the inner studi@- ing may be replaced by e stufiing of hair padding, tow, teased rope, libre7 bristles7 eoeoennt libre or Wool. She-yings of suitable materials may also be used, either alone or in combination With hersehe-ir or with one ot the substitutes therefor,

rihe nee of' constrnctional terms of our invention is not re tricted to holding hein pins alone`r es het pins`r 'fancy heir combs, pine, needles andthe like may be held by the said censtructional 'torres but in the cese of pins and needles the cushion Should be nmde su'fciently shallow to prevent the loss of lhe pins er needles within the stuing.

Many additional forms of the heir pin cushion Iii-ey be provided, as for exemple, a. nest, breel-zet, or e banging' pad, or We iney combine any suitable Constructienal torni With another toilet article such as e heir tidy`r pin cushion, or the like. The cushion may else be secured to the iop et :i smell .stand or stoel end is particularly adapted to be used for displaying heirpins, hat pins, sind ieney hair combs and the like for sale and may be constructed in any form suitable Jfor this purpose, and Weighted et its bottoni, if desired.

Having new fully deseribed our invention what We churn und desire Letters Patent is 1. A hair pin cushion, comprising :i body portion formed of loose resilientI fibrous materiel, a Wide lnes'h flexible net surrounding; the body portion, the top and bottoni edges ot the net being7 gathered and secured .in such gathered relation to hold the net around the body portion.

2. A heir pin cushion` comprising; :i body portion formed of loose 1 silient .fibrous material, e net surroundingV the body por tion`r and :in outer net of Wide meer surrounding' the body portion, the top and bottom edges of the outer net beinggathered and secured to hold the said outer net around the inner net and body portion.

A hair pin cushion, comprising' body portion liornred of loose resilient fibrous material, ay Wide open mesh net surroundingI the body portion and an elastic ,se-curing ineens to einige the ends of' the net to be gathered and drawn in around the body portion to thereby define an opening' at such gathered portion which may be resilienly extended.

ln estiniony whereof We aliix our signetures.

HANNAH C. FRASER. MARY ANN FRASER.

lo eecnrc by 

